Yesterday was a special day for us as we met with high level officials of the Indian government. Most prominent were Prabhat Chaturvedi (Secretary-- Ministry of Labor and Employment), Siddharth Dev Verman (Joint Secretary-- Ministry of Labor and Employment), and R. K. Chugh (Deputy Director General-- Training). They were in the U.S. on a fact-finding mission.
Many of their problems are not much different from what we encounter in this country. These include not enough qualified teachers, too few getting the education that will benefit their nation, and financial pressures. During the ninety minutes we were together we swapped stories, successes and challenges, and learned more about each other's cultures. A good friend of the college, Dr. Sudha Haley of the U.S. Department of Labor, set up this meeting at the Prince Frederick Campus. Who knows, maybe CSM's fourth campus could be in "Southern" India.
Brad
Sudha K. Haley, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Advisor
for Africa and South & Central Asia
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
